Thread: Hydrogen Fluoride and Water
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Old August 1st, 2006, 18:51
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Default HF v's H2O
Sorry folks, the fluorine DOES participate in H-bonding...

But in H2O there are two hydrogen atoms per molecule that can participate, whereas in HF there is only one. H2O has twice as much H bonding as HF and a consequently a higher bp.